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 Manuel Ferrara
Associate

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Manuel Ferrara

Head of dispute resolutions

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Manuel is a senior associate specializing in constitutional and administrative litigation, focusing on highly regulated sectors such as energy, life sciences, and banking. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing legal defense strategies in administrative procedures and legal remedies related to administrative and tax matters, challenging laws, regulations, decrees, regulatory measures, administrative sanction procedures, and administrative acts.

 In the energy sector, Manuel has advised clients on electricity and hydrocarbon regulatory matters, participating in administrative procedures and regulatory challenges. His practice has also been particularly focused on disputes arising from public procurement, where he has developed strategies for complex litigation.

 In the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector, Manuel has successfully represented several pharmaceutical companies in contesting diverse legal provisions, as well as administrative and regulatory acts by different federal and local authorities. His expertise in highly regulated industries allows him to navigate intricate legal frameworks effectively.

 

Relevant experience

  • He has designed and implemented defense strategies for high-profile clients across various industries, including Nestlé, DiDi, FN Herstal, and CARSO.
  • Pharmaceutical Companies. Legal advice to companies in challenging refusals and rejecting health records by COFEPRIS.
  • AMDEE, ASOLMEX, EDF Renewables, Enel Green Power Mexico, AES Mexico, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Solar Century, CKD Infraestructura México, Thermion y Walmart, between others. Advice to several participants of the Mexican electricity industry in the analysis and drafting of legal strategies to challenge diverse government acts such as SENER's Liability Policy, amendments in the rules regarding the granting of clean energy certificates and potential increases in rates of transmission of legacy regime projects.
  • Brookfield Renewable Power Limited. Legal advice to a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management investment fund, in the acquisition of all Acek Solar and part of KKR’s in X-Elio, one of the largest independent solar portfolios in the world.
  • Eni México. Legal advice to the defense of a Contract for the Exploration and Extraction of Hydrocarbons appealed through indirect amparo trial by indigenous communities of the State of Veracruz.
  • Legal advice to a concession company for the construction and operation of an Elevated Viaduct in Tijuana, Baja California, in the defense of the revocation of a concession through indirect amparo trial.

Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500, Latin America, Mexico, Energy and Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Recommended Lawyer, 2023.
  • Chambers and Partners, Latin America, Mexico, Public Law, Associate to watch, 2023.

Education

  • Escuela Libre de Derecho, Master of Laws in Constitutional Law (LLM), Mexico City, 2018.
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Law Degree (JD), Mexico City, 2013.